Rieswarte

Rieswarte is a tower in Lower Saxony, Germany. Rieswarte is situated nearby to the nature reserve Steinbruch Bilingshäuser Schlucht, as well as near the reservoir Mischwasserbehälter Nikolausberg–Roringen.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bratental and Eibenwald.

Bratental

Protected area

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Bratental is a protected area, which is situated 1½ km south of Rieswarte.

Eibenwald

Coniferous forest

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Eibenwald is a coniferous forest, which is situated 3 km west of Rieswarte.

Klosterkirche Nikolausberg

Church

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Klosterkirche Nikolausberg is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Rieswarte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nikolausberg and Deppoldshausen.

Göttingen is a university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the capital of the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. According to the 2022 German census, the population of Göttingen was 124,548.

Deppoldshausen

Hamlet

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Deppoldshausen is a hamlet.

Roringen

Suburb

Photo: Kryp, CC0.

Roringen is a village in the borough of Göttingen, Germany. High on a hill, it is separated from the city proper some 51⁄2 km to the south-west by farmlands and part of the Göttingen Forest.

Rieswarte

Type: Tower
Categories: ruins, medieval watchtower, building, and historic site
Location: Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.57954° or 51° 34′ 46″ north

Longitude

9.99702° or 9° 59′ 49″ east

Open location code

9F3FHXHW+RR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 242887634

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

Wikidata ID

Q2152553

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In Other Languages

“Rieswarte” goes by many names.

German: “Nikolausberger Warte”
German: “Rieswarte”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Steinbruch Bilingshäuser Schlucht and Mischwasserbehälter Nikolausberg–Roringen.

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